NIDDK Central Repository - Weight loss of black, white, and Hispanic men and women in the Diabetes Prevention Program.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1038/oby.2008.224

PubMed ID

18421273

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2008

Affiliation

Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. WestDelia@uams.edu

Authors

Bursac Z, Elaine Prewitt T, Felix HC, West DS

Studies

DPP

Citation

West DS, Elaine Prewitt T, Bursac Z, Felix HC. Weight loss of black, white, and Hispanic men and women in the Diabetes Prevention Program. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2008 Jun;16(6):1413-20. Epub 2008 Apr 10.

Abstract

To provide the specific weight loss outcomes for African-American, Hispanic, and white men and women in the lifestyle and metformin treatment arms of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) by race-gender group to facilitate researchers translating similar interventions to minority populations, as well as provide realistic weight loss expectations for clinicians.